Chandni Chowk New Delhi

N-Block, Cannaught Place, New Delhi , National Capital Territory of Delhi, India - Phone: 3314229
  • Traveler Rating 4.00
    306 reviews 27 travel blogs 40 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Street, Flea/street market

    Popularity

    2of 54 attractions in New Delhi

TravelPod Member ReviewsChandni Chowk New Delhi

  • Unbelievable crowds

    5

    dave.davepower 0 contribution Crumlin, Ireland Oct 31, 2011

    Total onslaught of the senses. Never seen so many people before in my life. Took a good walk through the back end of the markets and was blown away by the conditions. Was a bit bleak, but the most incredible experience.

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Chandni Chowk New Delhi

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    Sightseeing in Old Delhi!

    29 photos

    Hello to everyone back in England!

    This weekend Joanna and I went sightseeing in Old Delhi. We mainly went to see the Red Fort, an impressive fort with some beautiful buildings inside. I really liked the Diwan-I-Am , a building filled with pretty archways, and the marble buildings, such as the Diwan-I-Khas inlaid with intricate patterns in …

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    Delhi Jam

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    Well, where do I begin.

    India is sure a place that can turn you upside down, and this means a lot if you can say that after a single day.

    After arriving yesterday night I basically told myself to accept everything and try to be openminded, since it's another culture and that's why I'm here to begin with. So it began with a crazy …

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    Most Memorable Trip of My Life: Part 1 - Delhi

    7 photos

    Till Today I have been to many places in Maharashtra and some other places like in Gujarat, Goa and Karnataka. But in the 1st week of March I have visited to 3 states of north India. In the past I have been to Jaipur in Rajasthan, but this time it was Delhi, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. The main dot of this journey was Vaishno Devi at Jammu for …

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    North India: Delhi

    14 photos

    Entry containing 14 photos titled: The Claridges Hotels, Lotus Temple, Rickshaw, Qutab Minar, Quatab upclose, On the grounds of the Qutab Minar, Sound and Light Show at Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Ghandi's memorial, Government offices , Outside parliament house , Bazaar , Bazaar

Related BlogsChandni Chowk New Delhi

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    Poo on my shoe and a $20 beer

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    ... taught us the "way of India" haggling, scams, no go areas etc.  We first took a walk down Chandni Chowk, the main bazaar through Old Delhi, alot like Pahraganj but with no hotels.  It was originally a beautiful canal until the ...

  • 2

    Finally Delhi, Not Just Passing Through

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    ... car is all that is needed. Still not sure where all the women are; I suspect at home. Stepping out of the train at Chandni Chowk we were a bit shocked to see a large garbage pile with people climbing through. In itself it not surprising any longer, but ...

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    An Assault On The Senses

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    ... Jama Masjid which is an enormous Mosque that can hold 25,000 people. The area of Old Delhi is unbelievable. Walking from the Metro station down Chandni Chowk towards the Red Fort is an eye opener. There’s homeless people everywhere, huge piles of ...

  • 4

    Delhi

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    ... tge locals were taking pictures of us laphing that all the tourists are wearing these cloths. Walked through the known market, Chandni Chowk. Offered some sweets to the seiks god then did some community service at Gurudwara. Helped make their bread then ...

  • 5

    Delhi, New versus Old

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    ... ; Delhi, Jaipur and Agra also known as the golden triangle.    Our first day of India is Delhi, with sightseeing planned for New Delhi and Old Delhi,  the temperature forecasted is 32 degrees, much warmer than what we experienced ...

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    Tour to Rajasthan

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    ... ;Day 02: New Delhi: After a leisurely breakfast move out for a daylong sightseeing of Old Delhi (Shahajahanabad), which includes Red Fort, Chandni Chowk & Jama Masjid along with other ...

  • 7

    The Red Fort and Chandni Chowk

    ... Mughals are incredible people, they built so many forts!!!  The British used this fort as a military base until they left India in 1947.  I will try and upload photos but internet connection is patchy at best and takes 5 minutes to download a ...

  • 8

    New Delhi

    ... said that whoever had control of this fort ruled India. The Moghuls followed by the British and then the Indians after independance. Chandni Chowk - markets in the Moslem enclave. Lahore Gate - entrance to the old city. Raj Ghat - the gardens ...

  • 9

    New Delhi at last!!

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    ... there was more than one occasion when someone I'd been following rather closely got taken out by a stray vehicle. Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi's main drag, was unbelievable. More bustling and entrepreneurship per square inch than anything I've ever ...

  • 10

    New Delhi & its scams...

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    ... , damn...it must have been really DIJON inside, at least from pics I saw! Back on the streets we walked back our way to Chandni Chowk. Still nothing to eat =-( ....till we suddely crossed a place that seemed nice and clean... a Fata Morgana. We enetered ...